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puree

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See also: purée and Püree

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French purée.

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Noun

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puree (countable and uncountable, plural purees)

  1. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
    Tomato sauce is generally a puree.
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Verb

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puree (third-person singular simple present purees, present participle pureeing, simple past and past participle pureed)

  1. To crush or grind food into a puree.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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puree (usually uncountable, plural purees)

  1. Alternative form of puri (type of unleavened bread)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from Latin pūrō.

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Noun

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puree f (plural purees, diminutive pureetje n)

  1. puree

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Finnish

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Verb

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puree

  1. third-person singular present indicative of purra

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Italian

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Noun

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puree f

  1. plural of purea